Sizzle Definition

sĭzəl
sizzled, sizzles, sizzling
verb
To make sizzle.
Webster's New World
To make a hissing sound when in contact with heat, as a drop of water on hot metal.
Webster's New World
To seethe with anger or indignation.
American Heritage
To be extremely hot.
Webster's New World
To be in a state of suppressed emotion or passion; esp., to simmer with rage.
Webster's New World
noun
A sizzling sound.
Webster's New World
The appeal of or the excitement generated by a product or service.
An advertising campaign that captured the sizzle of the new technology.
American Heritage
(countable) The sound of water hitting a hot surface.
We heard the sizzle of the onions hitting the pan.
Wiktionary

(uncountable) Zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement.

Her performance had a lot of sizzle.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Sizzle

Noun

Singular:
sizzle
Plural:
sizzles

Origin of Sizzle

  • Perhaps frequentative of Middle English sissen to hiss of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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